Philippa Boyens Screenwriter/Producer              Full Name: Philippa Boyens Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand Marital Status: She is married to Paul Gittins           Trivia: With her husband, actor Paul Gittins she has two children, Phoebe and Calum. She also has another child, Isaac Miller Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Auckland in 2006 Her name is Greek for horse lover. The Anglo-Saxon version of that name is Eowyn Her father, John, was once the principal of Meadowbank Primary School in Auckland In 2000 she was named by Variety as one of Top Best Writers to Watch Studied at the University of Auckland and graduated in 1994 with a BA in English and History Son Calum portrayed Haleth son of Hama in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Wrote the lyrics for two songs featured in The Lord of the Rings; The Edge Of Night and The Green Dragon Before she was a a screenwriter she had been a playwright, teacher, producer and editor. She was also director of the New Zealand Writers Guild Her daughter Phoebe played a Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings Notable Projects: The Lovely Bones (2009) King Kong (2005) Current Projects: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014) Selected Awards: 2004: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2004: BAFTA for Best Screenplay, Adapted (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2004: Nebula Award for Best Script (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) 2004: Saturn Award for Best Writing (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2003: Nebula Award for Best Script (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)   < <Back to crew biographies index